Sold for A$145
Set of 7 different wads from early milk and cream bottles: 1. Bell Vue Dairy / J. T. Todd / Pure / Milk / Phone 838 / East Bairnsdale. 2. Finchley Dairy / Pure / Pasteurised / Milk / Phones / 69 & 113 / G. B. Harrington. 3. Finchley Dairy / Pure / Pasteurised / Milk / Phones / 69 & 113 / G. B. Harrington. 4. Please return bottles / Rich / Cream / Containing Not Less / Than 35% milk / fat. 5. Please return bottles / Pure / Milk / Daily. 6. Rosanna Dairy / JL 1125 / Pure / Pasteurised / Milk. 7. Metro. Dairy / Farmers / Pura / Pasteurised / Milk / JU 1838 / 22 Jessie St., Preston. Household Dairy Multicoloured cardboard wads. 42 mm diameter. 1940s-1950s
The Finchley examples and Bairnsdale one are used with some stains, wear and tear. The Bairnsdale one has a piece of wire to assist in removal, none of the others have this. The other four appear to be from rolls in unused condition with minor marks. Grade: N/A Estimate: $20 - 30
